In The News
Voices: Time to come together over race
Wednesday | July 20, 2016Senator Scott writes a column in USA Today on the topic of race, strengthening relationships with law enforcement, and the need to have a real conversation about solutions. … Continue Reading
Three Good Men Talk About Race
Thursday | July 14, 2016Tim Scott, 50, the first African-American U.S. senator from South Carolina, spoke on the floor of the Senate about what it is to be him, and black.… Continue Reading
Scott accepting applications for service academy nominations
Thursday | July 14, 2016The Office of U.S. Sen. Tim Scott is accepting applications for Service Academy Nominations through 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13. High school students interested in attending one of the four service academies – U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, or U.S. Merchant Marine Academy– are all encouraged to submit applications and other necessary documents.… Continue Reading
Scott outlines ideas to improve relationships between police, communities
Thursday | July 14, 2016Scott said solutions to improve trust between police officers and communities, particularly members of the black community, will require work from multiple sources. … Continue Reading
Sen. Tim Scott: Angry, hurting ‘American family’ needs to sit down, talk
Monday | July 11, 2016On Monday, Scott returned to Washington, D.C., to deliver the first in a three-part series of speeches on the Senate floor. For each address he plans to draw on his personal experiences and offer perspectives on how to achieve unity in a moment of rampant anger and distrust.… Continue Reading
State leaders to attend Prayer Vigil for fallen Dallas officers
Sunday | July 10, 2016Several area Pastors and state leaders will be at the vigil to stand in solidarity and pray. The state leaders who are said to both attend and speak at the event include, Senator Tim Scott and Representative Samuel Rivers. … Continue Reading
SC politicians urge respect for law enforcement, black community in wake of shootings
Saturday | July 9, 2016In a post on the blogging platform Medium, Sen. Tim Scott drew a parallel between the shooting deaths of Castile and Sterling with that of Walter Scott, who was fatally shot in the back by a North Charleston police officer while running away in April 2015.… Continue Reading
Senator Scott to host Desert Shield and Desert Storm Honor Ceremonies in Greenville and Charleston
Friday | July 8, 2016U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) will host Desert Shield and Desert Storm Honor Ceremonies in Greenville and Charleston on August 27. … Continue Reading
EDITORIAL: Scott’s opportunity message
Friday | July 8, 2016Sen. Scott knows firsthand what it’s like to be raised by a single mom in a low-income home, as he was in North Charleston. He also knows, from his time as a near dropout at Stall High School, the life-changing difference that caring guidance from extended family and friends can make for a youngster teetering between future success and futility.… Continue Reading
WATCH: Sen. Tim Scott releases video statement about Dallas tragedy
Friday | July 8, 2016US Sen. Tim Scott (R, SC) released a video statement about the tragedy in Dallas, TX that claimed the life of five police officers and wounded seven others.… Continue Reading
Sen. Scott proposes revoking Hillary Clinton’s security clearance
Thursday | July 7, 2016While Rep. Trey Gowdy was grilling FBI Director James Comey in a hearing Thursday about his finding that there wasn’t sufficient evidence to prosecute Hillary Clinton, his fellow South Carolina Republican, Sen. Tim Scott, was introducing legislation to revoke the former secretary of state’s security clearance. … Continue Reading
SC senator proposes legislation to revoke Hilary Clinton's security clearance
Thursday | July 7, 2016U.S. Senator Tim Scott, along with U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner and U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, introduced legislation Thursday that would revoke Clinton's security clearance, as well as the security clearance of her colleagues who worked with her during her time as Secretary of State. … Continue Reading
Apply for Service Academy nominations
Thursday | July 7, 2016The Office of U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) is accepting applications for Service Academy Nominations through Thursday, October 13th at 5PM. High school students interested in attending one of the four service academies – U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, or U.S. Merchant Marine Academy – may to submit applications and other necessary documents.… Continue Reading
Clinton playing by different set of rules
Wednesday | July 6, 2016While U.S. Attorney Gen. Loretta Lynch announced that no charges will be brought against Hillary Clinton, the FBI’s findings made it painfully obvious that Secretary Clinton put our national security and classified information at risk, and even that her email was probably hacked by foreign operatives.… Continue Reading
Tim Scott wants to fix poverty, one human interaction at a time
Monday | July 4, 2016Scott already has an agenda, which he didn’t neglect to mention. It’s called the “Opportunity Agenda,” and it’s actually a series of Senate bills focused on doing just that. There’s a bill that would give tax credits to employers who create apprenticeships. Another would give parents more flexibility on where they send their children to school. His most recent proposal has “opportunity” in its title and deals specifically with poverty.… Continue Reading
Sen. Tim Scott places friendly wager on College World Series
Friday | July 1, 2016Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) is getting behind the Coastal Carolina University Chanticleers baseball team as they get set to take on the Arizona Wildcats in the College World Series final on Thursday. … Continue Reading
Analysis: Scott proposes fix to federal housing programs
Friday | June 24, 2016U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development this week introduced the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA), which would streamline and reform federal housing programs to expand affordable housing opportunities for low-income families in high-opportunity neighborhoods with lower crime and better schools, improve the quality of life for public housing residents, strengthen work incentives, reduce homelessness and cut red tape.… Continue Reading
Sen. Tim Scott to host briefing on Sickle Cell disease on Thursday
Thursday | June 23, 2016U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), Congressmen Danny Davis (D-IL), and Charles Rangel (D-NY), co-chairs of the Congressional Sickle Cell Caucus, will host a briefing highlighting the unique medical issues facing children with sickle cell disease on Thursday, June 23.… Continue Reading
7 percent of SC children have an incarcerated parent
Wednesday | June 22, 2016In South Carolina, 73,000 children – some 7 percent of the state’s childhood population – have experienced the incarceration of a parent. Having grown up without a father, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., says he can relate.… Continue Reading
Sen. Tim Scott remembers Emanuel victims on Senate floor
Friday | June 17, 2016U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R, SC) spoke about the victims of the Emanuel AME Church massacre and the Orlando attack when he addressed the U.S. Senate on Thursday, a day before the one-year anniversary of the Charleston, SC tragedy.… Continue Reading
